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You are also at a point of heightened alert with your DH and will notice more odd behaviours.
I have two kids, a brother and a father with ADHD. The 'symptoms' of ADHD are not similar to dementia, and they present at a much younger age.
The incident with the car can not be explained by ADD, HF Autism etc. It is an activity he has done hundreds of times in his life and he forgot a basic step. It may be the first sign that driving may not be safe for him sooner than later.
Neither of my parents have dementia, but Dad definitely has some mental decline. A couple months ago, he could not figure out how to answer his cordless phone. A phone he has had for years. It was a one off, but those of the sorts of things I record.
Your husband is stressed out because he is exhibiting some kind of aging decline and he is worried that you are trying to have him committed and think he is off his rocker.
Men don't think like women and he is probably so stressed and worried that it is increasing the odd behaviors.
You really need to be open with him, he is probably concerned that you are going to split if there is something wrong and that creates more stress and worry, it is a vicious cycle.
I remember when I was twenty something and under a lot of stress, i didn't put my car in park but jerked the key out of the ignition, so that was a huge problem, quite a nightmare to get it fixed, but it was not a big deal because I was 20 something, it would be massive if I was 60 something and did the same stupid maneuver. Just something to think about.
If you are planning on sticking around regardless of the diagnosis, tell him. Let him know that you are here for the long haul, better or worse. Make light of the odd behaviors and see if that doesn't release some of his stress. We call it oldtymers and joke about how much trouble we are going to be in when we get older. My 1st memories of life are being told I would misplace my head if it wasn't attached and nothing much has changed for me. I am OCD about some things and others are absent minded actions that leave me scrambling to remember what I did. Tis' life.
Not surprising that he is in denial. Very common.
Might not be a bad idea to try to get in earlier with neuro. I guess you'll have your hands full until then. I guess just try to roll with the situation and don't get too upset about the odd things that he is doing. Wait and see what neuro determines.
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